For those die hard Out Motoring fans out there we now have chrome letter badge kits ready to apply to your MINI Cooper.

I did this front view of the MINI Cooper in Freehand. Just to back up a bit and fill in those non-graphics folds out there what that is..Freehand is a illustration program that allows users to basically create anything or any shape using arcs, lines, curves and shapes, etc. It’s a very cool program that has been out there for quite a while but was bought along with the whole macromedia suite by Adobe a few years ago. Basically Freehand was the biggest competitor with Adobe Illustrator and Adobe wanted to get rid of the competiton but more importantly they wanted Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver because their web design product had taken the very back seat amongst designers.

So anyways, I have used Freehand for about 10 years and know it inside and out and have used Illustrator off and on but am switching to it entirely as Freehand will be killed off soon by Adobe. So, I created this graphic that I just loved and wanted to do something with so I turned it into a shirt (actually two shirts). One has a heart on it and is called “MINI Girly Love” and the other is called “its not cute” and yes all the punctuation and such are designed to be wrong. I will take some heat for it but don’t care.

So, check them out. People love them!

http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-cooper/out-motoring-its_not_cute-shirt.html

Yes, I’ve gone a little overboard with this chrome letter deal, but this one was just begging to be done. I mean who markets a car as something but badges it as something else? Well, in this case MINI did. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with this kit that will turn your “Clubman” into what it should have been badged as.

http://www.outmotoring.com/mini-cooper/MINI_clubman_badge.html

I’ve been wanting to do something print related like this for some time now and finally found the right person to work with on it and am very pleased to announce that the Out Motoring Poster is available. Designed by John Weber, this poster has already sold way more than we ever thought in the first few days. As a limited edition run of 500, they are going fast!

Check it out on the site when you have a moment.

We’ve added a few MINI Cooper Products:

JCW R56 Grill

Deluxe Tow Hooks in SILVER and BLACK

R56 COOPER KN Intake

Cooper S (r53) Silicone Intake Tube

Check Flag Rear View Mirror

Audio Input Cable

Griots Wax Removal Bonnet

Cravenspeed MINI Dipper

Cravenspeed Cooper S (R53) Intake

Cravenspeed R56 Shift Well Cover

R5? Badges (we now have a R55 version for the Clubman!!)

I had the privilege of working as a Product Designer for one of the Nations leading Industrial Design Consultancies for exactly 6 years (to the day). I had a great time but found a bit more freedom with OutMotoring.com which so happened to grow into my ‘new job’. Each year there is a very cool unlimited pinewood derby race that is held (as a small side event) at one of the major Industrial Design conferences and it always brings out of the best of the best in the ID world.

While I was not a part of this particular years contest, I had helped in years past. This years cars took first and second place and are flat out amazing works or art and engineering coolness. To give you some idea of what is as stake here with this contest…well there’s nothing except bragging rights and some free PR. Was it worth it for them? Of course.

Check it out:

2007 Unlimited Pinewood Derby race Video by Priority Designs (held as annual IDSA convention)

This is a great video for those who have attended a design school and dealt with the BS and silly garbage that spews from the mouths of design students and the teachers that promote it. As a past ID student and graduate of Art Center College of Design in Pasadena California this video brings back lots of good memories….

Check out the latest news regarding the launch of the NEW MINI Cooper/clubman at Motoringfile.com

Here is a list of current how tos and installation guides from the main Out Motoring site.

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